Sarutobi nodded lightly. "By the way, Li, I heard that you once told Tsunade that you wanted to become Hokage?"
Li froze for a moment, then nodded gently. "But I was still too young back then. Looking at the current situation, even if the Uchiha clan keeps striving without pause, it will take at least three generations before one of them can become Hokage."
Hearing this, Sarutobi could not help lowering his eyes. Li was right. After all, everyone was extremely wary of the Uchiha clan now. Becoming Hokage would be extraordinarily difficult.
Sarutobi lightly tapped the desk. "Mm, I understand. You may go for now. I'll summon you again later."
Li acknowledged him and left directly. Whether Sarutobi had been testing him or had something else in mind did not really matter to Li. Just as he had told Zuode before, this was merely a game. If Li chose to activate the cheats, everything in this world would be no more than ants.
Just as Li stepped out of the Hokage's office, someone was already waiting outside for him.
Li looked at the girl before him, blanked for a moment, then smiled. "Little Anko, why are you here?"
The one waiting outside for Li was Anko Mitarashi. However, Li did not think he had any particularly special relationship with this little girl that would make her wait here to catch up with him.
Anko Mitarashi nodded softly. "Teacher Orochimaru asked me to bring you over."
Anko Mitarashi's eyes were somewhat unfocused, as though she had suffered some tremendous blow. Li nodded lightly. "I understand. Lead the way."
Only then did Anko Mitarashi lead Li away, heading straight for Orochimaru's laboratory.
Along the way, Anko Mitarashi did not speak, and Li had no intention of talking to her either. It